January 3, 2025 Copper lures buyers as New York futures hover above $4/lb Copper futures edged higher in London and New York as tentative signs of buying interest emerged following a string of losses.
January 3, 2025 Sandfire America wins water rights ruling in Montana The Montana Supreme Court has affirmed a 2023 district court ruling on its determination of "beneficial use of water" with a 5-2 decision.
January 3, 2025 Freeport Indonesia in talks with government on copper concentrate exports Freeport's Manyar smelter is currently shut down after a fire in October.
January 3, 2025 JV Video: Osisko Metals adds Burzynski, $69m copper project funding Osisko is progressing its Gaspé copper project in Quebec with new financing and a board now featuring industry heavyweight John Burzynski.
January 2, 2025 Hudbay receives all permits for Copper World project in Arizona According to Hudbay, Copper World is expected to increase its consolidated annual copper production by more than 50% from current levels.
January 2, 2025 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises $537 million in race for critical minerals The funding round valued KoBold at $2.96 billion.
January 2, 2025 Oman makes first copper export in 30 years Approximately 900 tonnes of copper concentrates were shipped from the Lasail mine in Sohar.
January 2, 2025 ACG to raise $200m in bonds to finance Turkey copper mine The funds will be used to transition the Gediktepe mine to copper and zinc concentrate production from gold and silver.
January 2, 2025 Copper price holds near 9-month low as 2025 opens with eyes on China Chinese President Xi Jinping acknowledged new challenges from the external environment in a speech on Tuesday
December 31, 2024 Chile copper production rises 9.8% in November, state agency says Copper production in the world's largest producer reached 488,519 metric tons in November.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am